Tractor drawbar, connecting link, grease gun, and oil can carrying kit



ATTORNEYS INVENTIOR. fem/h? E W/c k F. WICK; TRACTOR DRAWBAR, CONNECTING LINK, GREASE Filed June 29, 1950 GUN AND OIL CAN CARRYING KIT March 3, 11953 Patented Mar. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRACTOR DRAWBAR, CONNECTING LINK, GREASE GUN, AND OIL CAN CARRYING KIT 2 Claims.

This invention relates to containers attached to tractors and the like for carrying tools and other attachments, and in particular a vertically disposed container having drawbar carrying elements therein with grease gun and oil can retaining elements carried by the ends thereof.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a tool carrying kit that may readily be mounted on a fender of a tractor by which continuously used tools are readily accessible.

In the conventional tractor it is dfficul-t to find a convenient location for storing a drawbar and connecting link when these parts are not in use and with this thought in mind this invention contemplates an elongated vertically disposed kit or carrier in which a drawbar and connecting link may be retained and which is also provided with means for carrying a grease gun and oil can.

The object of this invention is, therefore to provide a tool carrying kit for tractors and the like that is so constructed that it may readily be mounted on a fender of a tractor without in terfering with the general use of the tractor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool carrying kit for tractors that may be permanently mounted on tractors now in use without changing the design or arrangements of the parts thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool carrying kit for tractors and the like which is of a simple and economical construction.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the kit installed on the left rear fender of a tractor with parts of the tractor omitted.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the kit on an enlarged scale showing a front elevation thereof and illustrating the grease gun and oil can in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an end elevation-a1 view of the kit looking toward the oil can carrying socket end thereof.

Figure 4 is also an end elevati-onal view looking toward the opposite end and showing parts broken away illustratin the construction of the lower end of the kit.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the kit with the tools and other parts omitted.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the improved tool carrying kit of this invention includes a vertically disposed rectangular shaped casing having a drawbar retaining bracket H in the upper end and having a ring I2 with a spring clip 13 on the outer surface of one end and an oil can retaining socket M on the outer surface of the opposite end.

The casing I0 is provided with a front wall 15, a rear wall I8, end walls I! and I8 and a bottom [9.

The upper end of the rear wall It is provided with a strap 20 and the strap is provided with a bolt hole 2|. The strap extends at an angle to compensate for the sloping upper surface of a fender v22 so that the strap fits snugly upon the upper surface of the fender.

The lower end 23 of the rear wall It extends beyond the bottom I9 and the extending end is provided with a bolt hole 24 that is positioned to receive .a bolt 25 positioned in a rivet hole provided in the fender.

The lower end or bottom [9 of the casing is provided with a drain hole 26 as shown in Figure 4 to prevent water accumulating in the casing.

The outer surface of the oil can holding socket I4 is provided with a bracket 21 having an opening 28 therethrough through which a handle 29 of an oil can 30, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, extends to prevent the handle swinging outwardly to interfere with the general use of the tractor.

With the parts arranged in this manner the drawbar, as indicated by the numeral 3| is placed in the casing and with the upper part of the drawbar extended through the bracket H the lower end 32 extends through the drain opening 26 in the bottom !9. The connecting link as indicated by the numeral 33 is positioned in the outer part of the container.

An oil can 30 is positioned in the socket l4 and the grease gun 34 is inserted through the upper band l2 with the lower end thereof snapped into the spring clip l3.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design and arrangements of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A tool carrying kit for tractors comprising an elongated vertically disposed casing having a bottom with a centrally disposed opening therein and having an open upper end, said casing having a strap with a bolt hole therein extended at a rearwardly inclined angle from the upper end and having an extension with a bolt hole therein depending from the lower end, and a bracket positioned in a corner of the upper end of the casing adapted to retain a drawbar in position therein with an end of the drawbar extending through said opening in the bottom of the casing.

2. A tool carrying kit for tractors comprising an elongated vertically disposed casing rectangular shaped in cross section having front, rear and end walls with a bottom having a centrally disposed opening therein and in which the upper end is open, said rear wall having a strap with a bolt hole therein extended at a rearwardly inclined angle from the upper end and having an extension with a bolt hole therein depending from the lower end, and an L-shaped bracket positioned in a corner of the upper end of the casing adapted to retain a drawbar in position therein with an end of the drawbar extended through the opening in the bottom of the casing.

EDWIN F. WICK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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